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8-K filed May 6, 2026, 7:59 PM ET ticker GLW CIK 0000024741
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Corning-NVIDIA partnership: 10x optical capacity, 3 new plants, $500M warrant sale

CORNING INC /NY

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Equity Issuances SEC 8-K Item 3.02/3.03 confidence 0.95

CORNING INC /NY issued up to 3 million shares of Common Stock of warrant to NVIDIA Corporation for aggregate purchase price of $500 million.

Security
warrant
Shares
up to 3 million shares of Common Stock
Purchaser
NVIDIA Corporation
Consideration
aggregate purchase price of $500 million
Exact text from the filing
On May 6, 2026, in connection with the long-term partnership with NVIDIA Corporation (“NVIDIA”) described in Item 7.01 below, Corning Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with NVIDIA pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to NVIDIA (i) a warrant (the “Traditional Warrant”) to purchase up to 15 million shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.50 per share (the “Common Stock”), at an exercise price of $180.00 per share, and (ii) a pre-funded warrant (the “Pre-Funded Warrant” and, together with the Traditional Warrant, the “Warrants”) to purchase up to 3 million shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $500 million.
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Equity Issuances SEC 8-K Item 3.02/3.03 confidence 0.95

CORNING INC /NY issued up to 15 million shares of Common Stock of warrant to NVIDIA Corporation for aggregate purchase price of $500 million.

Security
warrant
Shares
up to 15 million shares of Common Stock
Purchaser
NVIDIA Corporation
Consideration
aggregate purchase price of $500 million
Exact text from the filing
On May 6, 2026, in connection with the long-term partnership with NVIDIA Corporation (“NVIDIA”) described in Item 7.01 below, Corning Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with NVIDIA pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to NVIDIA (i) a warrant (the “Traditional Warrant”) to purchase up to 15 million shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.50 per share (the “Common Stock”), at an exercise price of $180.00 per share, and (ii) a pre-funded warrant (the “Pre-Funded Warrant” and, together with the Traditional Warrant, the “Warrants”) to purchase up to 3 million shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.0001 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $500 million.
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accession 0001206774-26-000273
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